Tire chains were required on Highway 330 above Snow Valley Mountain Resort in Running Springs, but that didn’t stop locals and flatlanders alike from enjoying the fresh white stuff, building snowmen and tossing snowballs at each other on Friday, Nov. 30.

Bear Mountain Ski Resort already has opened for skiing. Officials at Mountain High Resort, which has yet to open, were hoping the new snow would allow an opening this weekend. Snow Valley is set to open soon, if weather conditions stay favorable.